Manuscript on paper, entitled "Ledger Commencing October ye 6th, 1767," being an account book for 1767-1768 for the merchants Richard and Caleb Carpenter, 150 pp, folio, [Pensacola, West Florida], contemporary vellum, some staining, minor foxing. Provenance: Cynthia L. Westcott (ink note to p 61); Lillian L. McMahon (enclosed typewritten note). EARLY WEST FLORIDA SHIPPING MERCHANT'S ACCOUNT BOOK, documenting, among others, the "Sloop Affrica" [i.e. Africa] and the "Brigandine Dimond" [i.e. Diamond]. Most of the items included are rum, molasses, sugar, spermaceti candles, and women's shoes, but there is also mention of deer skins, indicating a trade with the local Indians. Richard Carpenter arrived in West Florida in 1765 from Newport, RI, and along with his brother Caleb, and later another brother Joseph, conducted a brisk coastal trade, before moving west, forming what may have been the first American mercantile establishment in Natchez. Clients included, according to the ledger, Capt Francis Vignoles, Major Farmer, mentioning also [Gen] Thomas Gage Arthur Neil, Thomas Varlo, and Daniel Clark, among others.
Manuscript on paper, entitled "Ledger Commencing October ye 6th, 1767," being an account book for 1767-1768 for the merchants Richard and Caleb Carpenter, 150 pp, folio, [Pensacola, West Florida], contemporary vellum, some staining, minor foxing. Provenance: Cynthia L. Westcott (ink note to p 61); Lillian L. McMahon (enclosed typewritten note). EARLY WEST FLORIDA SHIPPING MERCHANT'S ACCOUNT BOOK, documenting, among others, the "Sloop Affrica" [i.e. Africa] and the "Brigandine Dimond" [i.e. Diamond]. Most of the items included are rum, molasses, sugar, spermaceti candles, and women's shoes, but there is also mention of deer skins, indicating a trade with the local Indians. Richard Carpenter arrived in West Florida in 1765 from Newport, RI, and along with his brother Caleb, and later another brother Joseph, conducted a brisk coastal trade, before moving west, forming what may have been the first American mercantile establishment in Natchez. Clients included, according to the ledger, Capt Francis Vignoles, Major Farmer, mentioning also [Gen] Thomas Gage Arthur Neil, Thomas Varlo, and Daniel Clark, among others.
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